Pro Golf Tour

The Pro Golf Tour, formerly the EPD Tour (European Professional Development Tour), is a developmental professional golf tour based in Germany. It is a third-level tour, the highest level of men's golf in Europe being the European Tour, and the second level being the Challenge Tour. The other third-level tours in Europe are the United Kingdom-based PGA EuroPro Tour, the Alps Tour, which is sanctioned by the national golf unions of several countries, including France and Italy, and the Nordic Golf League in the Nordic countries. Beginning in July 2015, the four third-level tours carry Official World Golf Ranking points.[1]

Pro Golf Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 Pro Golf Tour
SportGolf
Founded1992
CountriesBased in Central Europe and North Africa.
Current schedule includes tournaments in Egypt,, Morocco, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Poland.
Official websitehttps://www.progolftour.de/

The EPD Tour was established by Canadian golf professional Wayne Hachey in 1997 and has been recognised as an official third level tour by the PGA European Tour since 2001. In 2005 the PGA of Germany took over the EPD Tour.

The top ten players on the Order of Merit are awarded a bypass to the second stage of European Tour Qualifying School. The five leading players earn an additional perk with status on the second-tier Challenge Tour.

EPD Tour alumni include major winner Martin Kaymer, as well as Tobias Dier and Marcel Siem, who have both won on the European Tour.

Order of Merit winners
YearPlayerCountryPoints
2019Hurly Long Germany28,999
2018Craig Howie Scotland23,481
2017Nicolai von Dellingshausen Germany29,651
2016Antoine Schwartz France22,105
2015Philipp Mejow Germany35,311
2014Marcel Schneider Germany29,665
2013Florian Fritsch Germany29,278
2012Marcel Haremza Germany26,362
2011Reinier Saxton Netherlands34,809
2010Benjamin Miarka Germany25,641
2009Bernd Ritthammer Germany25,319
2008James Ruth England23,441
2007Tino Schuster Germany25,287
2006Martin Kaymer Germany26,664
2005Nicolas Meitinger Germany20,280
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References
  1. "OWGR Board Announce Inclusion of New Tours". OWGR. 15 July 2015.
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